Head of Finance

Requirements of the role

The role

As Head of Finance, you will provide leadership to an overall team of 9 across transaction management, financial accounting and control, business partnering and management accounting to deliver quality, timely and business focused solutions and service to the business.

You will oversee the production of statutory and management accounts, maintenance and monitoring of internal controls and treasury management, development of financial policies and the implementation of these policies and ensuring compliance with financial governance and risk management requirements.

At the heart of the role is business partnering: you will drive forward a robust ethos of this personally and through your team. The business partnering team works with business leaders and budget holders to provide them the skills and tools to take strategic financial decisions and have greater financial accountability.

There is a role profile attached at the bottom of the advert on our website which provides full information on the role and its requirements.

What’s in it for you

• An opportunity to use your leaderships skills in managing a full finance function
• The ability to use your full skillset as a qualified accountant
• The chance to work in a diverse and professional organisation with a welcoming culture in a high-quality office environment and excellent location
• Delivery of strategically significant outputs including statutory accounts and budgets
• An opportunity to showcase your business partnering skills to enable business leaders to make good financial decisions
• Membership of the wider organisational leadership team.
• Additional 3% of annual basic salary for you to choose the benefits that best suit your lifestyle and personal situation.
• Pension – We will contribute 1½ – 2 times your contribution, up to 12.25%. So, if you contribute 7%, you will enjoy the maximum combined contribution of 19.25%.
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme.
• £25 contribution to a monthly health and wellbeing portal.  The portal provides access to more than 5,000 products, experiences and services. Some options available include gym membership, National Trust membership, music lessons, tennis lessons, massages, nutrition, life coaching, fertility support, financial support and much more.
• Access to employee discount vouchers for savings on High Street brands, travel and supermarkets.
• Life Assurance cover of 4 times basic salary.

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